Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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Jewelry Focus: Ring in the New Year
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Is Silver “Poor Man’s Gold”? No.
In Antiquity, silver was more highly prized than gold. The first known coins were minted in silver in Ancient Greece, and over the centuries silver instead of gold formed the basis for currency. In mythology the moon goddess with her silver flowing hair drove a silver chariot through the skies, and members of high society ate and drank from lavishly decorated vessels made of solid silver...
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PagesRing in the New Year
In the last edition of Jewelry Focus for 2020, we bring to you a selection of sparklers and dazzlers to ring in the New Year. Discover this carefully selected group... Read more -
PublicationsI am the scribe, Joel ben Simeon
Sandra Hindman and Sharon Liberman Mintz January 4, 2021 This publication focuses on the Veneto Siddur-Sefer Minhagim, a Hebrew manuscript newly attributed to the artist-scribe Joel ben Simeon, one of the most famous figures in late medieval Hebrew manuscript... Read more -
PagesShort Takes
Browse our short videos highlighting individual artworks, presented by Sandra Hindman. Read more -
Artwork categoriesManuscripts
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Artwork categoriesMiniatures
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Textmanuscripts.com
Every medieval manuscript was made and decorated by hand for a particular purpose at a certain moment in history. The online site run by Les Enluminures and dedicated to the description and sale of text manuscripts www.textmanuscripts.com offers the largest and most wide-ranging inventory of text manuscripts currently on the market.
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